Henry Slocum (tennis)
Full name | Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Syracuse, NY, USA |
May 28, 1862
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. NY, USA |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Turned pro | 1884 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1913 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1955 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (1888, Karoly Mazak)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | W (1888, 1889) |
Doubles | |
Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | W (1889) |
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. (May 28, 1862 – January 22, 1949) was an American male tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. He was the son of the American politician and Union general Henry Warner Slocum.
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Biography
Slocum graduated from Yale University in 1883 and started playing tennis in 1884 although he entered few prominent tournaments until the spring of 1886.[2] Slocum won the 1888 Men's Singles title at the U.S. National Championships' in Newport against defending champion and compatriot Howard Taylor in straight sets. The next year he successfully defended his title in the Challenge Round with a victory over Quincy Shaw.[3]
Slocum was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955. He was president of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) in 1892 and 1893.
In 1890 he published a book titled Lawn Tennis In Our Own Country.
Grand Slam record
U.S. Championships
- Singles champion: 1888, 1889
- Singles finalist: 1887, 1890
- Doubles champion: 1889
- Doubles finalist: 1885, 1887
Grand Slam finals
Singles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in final | Score in final |
Runner-up | 1887 | U.S. Championships | Richard Sears | 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1888 | U.S. Championships | Howard Taylor | 6–4, 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Quincy Shaw | 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Oliver Campbell | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
Runner-up | 1885 | U.S. Championships | Percy Knapp | Joseph Clark Richard Sears |
3–6, 0–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1887 | U.S. Championships | Howard Taylor | James Dwight Richard Sears |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Howard Taylor | Valentine Hall Oliver Campbell |
14–12, 10–8, 6–4 |
References
External links
- Henry Slocum at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- TennisArchives profile
- Slocum, Henry, Lawn Tennis in Our Own Country, 1890
- Use mdy dates from October 2013
- Pages using infobox tennis biography with tennishofid
- 1862 births
- 1949 deaths
- American male tennis players
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- United States National champions (tennis)
- Place of birth missing
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Tennis people from New York